Why oral medication doesn t cure sleep apnea

Oral medication**: the application of traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine** sleep apnea syndrome, may have a certain curative effect, or not at all, if the long-term use of drugs *** is great, it will cause great compound effects on the patient's body, especially to the nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, liver and kidney caused the greatest harm. Therefore, it is not advisable to take drugs**.

And the drug can't stop the suffix of the tongue and the base of the tongue at all. Because the root cause of sleep apnea is caused by the suffix of the tongue pressing on the upper respiratory tract after sleep, and after sleep, the mouth is open to breathe, and there is no air flow through the nose.

It is impossible for the drug to pull back the tongue of the suffix, let alone to establish sleep and breathe with the mouth closed and nasal breathing. So, if you want to ** sleep apnea, you must solve the problem of the suffix of the tongue.

General drugs can only be relieved, not completely! It is recommended that you use the nasal endoscope under the nasal endoscope, use the special instruments of the nasal endoscope to directly act on the lesion position, the operation only needs to open the sinus orifice, directly remove the lesion tissue, the operation is fine, and the operation is followed up regularly after the operation, the surgical cavity is cleaned, and the new granulation or vesicles are removed. Topical steroids.

Patients with mild to moderate disease sleep with oral appliances or tongue rests, which have the advantages of simplicity, mildness and low cost, with an effective rate of about 70%, and can move the lower jaw forward and/or tongue forward, enlarge the upper airway, increase the gap between the strictures, prevent tongue from sinking, and alleviate OSAS to varying degrees, so as to prevent complications. However, some patients are visibly uncomfortable. Lateral or semi-sit-down positions are recommended.

Sleep in the lateral decubitus position. Sleeping on your side can prevent the pharyngeal tissues and tongue from falling back to block the airway. It also relieves airway pressure caused by extra weight in the abdomen, chest, neck.

Suggest**, make a **plan, ask a dietitian to develop**diet, increase physical activity and reduce intake appropriately. Losing some weight will help you breathe. And losing to your ideal weight may lead to ** snoring and sleep apnea.

** Possible underlying medical conditions, such as hypothyroidism, nasal obstruction, enlargement of the tonsils or adenoids, etc.; educate patients to improve sleep quality as much as possible; Persistent positive pressure nasal pressure (CPAP) is the most effective measure for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Other options include nasal septal surgery, uvuloplasty and palateplasty, etc.

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